California's unemployment rate skyrocketed to 9.3% in December. The jobless rate announced today by the state Employment Development Department represents a 0.9 point jump from…
While Texas lost 25,700 jobs in December, Houston employment unexpectedly increased, with employers creating 57,300 new jobs compared to December 2007 -- a year-over-year increase…
Texas employers slashed payrolls by 25,700 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate rose 0.3 points to 6%. In November the state lost 11,300 jobs.…
Kentucky's Democratic Governor Steve Beshear has announced a bipartisan task force to recommend long-term changes to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, to ensure its long-term…
In her second inaugural speech, Washington state's Democratic Governor Christine O'Grady Gregoire promised to create 20,000 new jobs in the next two years. At the…